Welcome to the Lav Shack
We are in the process of breeding Lavender Ameraucanas. Our Lavender stock came from Harry Shaffer. On Good Friday (4/10/09) hatched 6 Lavenders and 7 Split Lavenders. Our goal is to establish a high quality Lavender though selective breeding and for it to be recognized as a standard color. I am particularly interrested in creating a line of lavender wheatens that are not only high quality, but lay a near perfect .blue egg
Genetics 101
We are in the process of breeding Lavender Ameraucanas. Our Lavender stock came from Harry Shaffer. On Good Friday (4/10/09) hatched 6 Lavenders and 7 Split Lavenders. Our goal is to establish a high quality Lavender though selective breeding and for it to be recognized as a standard color. I am particularly interrested in creating a line of lavender wheatens that are not only high quality, but lay a near perfect .blue egg
| Our Lavender Wheaten Ameraucana Project Progress | ||
| Stock Hatch (4/10/09) from Harry Shaffer | 6 Lavender | 7 Split Lavenders |
| 4/17/09 Selected 8 chicks to work with | 4 Lavender | 4 Split Lavenders |
| 5/29/09 Wheaten Hatch | 1 Cockeral | 2 Pullets |
| 8/22/09 Split Lavender (pink band) laid first egg!! | 19 weeks old | |
| 11/16/09 Split Lavender (yellow band) laid first egg!! | 31 weeks old | |
| 12/2/09 New Wheaten Rooster from Jean Ribbeck | ||
| 12/6/09 Lavender Hen (black band) laid first egg!! | 34 weeks | |
| 1/2/10 Wheaten Pullet laid first egg | 31 weeks | |
| 1/7/10 Set First Test Hatch (Wheaten Roo (Ribbeck)x Lavender hens (Shaffer)) & Additional Wheaten/Blue Wheaten (Ribbeck) | ||
| 1/29/10 Hatch is complete | 1 split lavender wheaten cockerel chick | lots of Wheaten/Blue Wheaten |
| 5/28/10 Split Lavender Wheaten hatch | 2 cockerals | 2 hens |
| 12/7/10 Split Lavender Hens laid first eggs | 27 weeks old | |
| 1/1/11 F2 hatch-pullet egg test hatch (2) | results 1 black, 1 lavender | |
| 1/28/11 F2 test hatch #2 (6) | results 4 black, 1 lavender, 1 wheaten | |
| 2/22/11 F2 Hatch | results 5 black, 2 lavender, 1 wheaten | |
| 3/28/11 Hatch | results 8 black, 2 lavender, 3 wheaten | |
| 5/14/11 | results 3 black, 2 lavender, 1 wheaten | 1 Lavender wheaten!!!! |
| 7/20/11 | results 5 black, 3lavender, 3 wheaten | another Lavender wheaten!! |
Genetics 101
